Meet the Winners of LVMH's Young Fashion Designers Prize

London-based designer Thomas Tait was just named the winner of LVMH's first prize for young fashion designers. He was chosen from 12 finalists (who were chosen from a pool of 1,221 applicants!) and judged by a panel of industry luminaries including Nicolas Ghesquière, Marc Jacobs, and Karl Lagerfeld. Tait takes home 300,000 euro and a one-year mentorship, while runners ups Miuniku and Hood by Air each received special prizes of 100,000 euro and a year-long mentorship.Here, get to know the winners and the runners up.

Thomas Tait

Thomas Tait

Models whizzed by in the fall/winter 2014 masterpieces of constructivism and color from this Montreal-born designer, who four years ago set a Central Saint Martins record when he completed his MA at age 21.